Overview
- U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman entered final judgment on October 31 after Baldoni failed to submit an amended complaint by the court’s deadline.
- The court had dismissed defamation-related claims in June with leave to amend several counts, but no amended filing followed.
- An October 17 order warned of closure, and the judge noted only Lively responded, requesting final judgment while preserving her bid for attorneys’ fees.
- Lively’s separate sexual-harassment suit against Baldoni remains active, with further proceedings continuing in federal court.
- Baldoni’s abandoned counterclaim sought $400 million and targeted Lively, Ryan Reynolds, a publicist, and the New York Times with allegations including defamation, civil extortion, and invasion of privacy.